Abstract
The purpose of the field experiments was to show possible differences in the quality and size of onion yield and the amount of working liquid used in the technology of the precise application of herbicides. The research material was an onion plantation during three growing seasons in 2015/2016, 2016/2017, and 2017/2018. Cultivation conditions were the same for all plots covered by the experiment. Onions were grown in the row-strip method with a spacing of 150 cm. The experimental factor was the method of weed control on the plots: A—without weeding (control); B—manual weeding; C—conventional herbicide application; D—precise herbicide application. Herbicides were used: Agil 100EC, Pendigan 330EC, Roundup 360SL, Galigan 240EC, Goal 480SC, Lontrel 300SL, Emblem 20WP, Fusilade Forte 150EC, Szogun 10EC, and Lentagran 45WP. The total onion yield did not differ statistically within the accepted confidence interval, regardless of the weeding method in the growing seasons studied. The developed technology allows a reduction in herbicide consumption in onion cultivation by 26% compared to conventional technology, which is of great importance in the aspect of introducing chemical substances into the environment and their accumulation in crops.
Highlights
Main et al [5], in carrot cultivation, showed that the strip spraying of rows 30 cm wide, with the addition of weeding by other methods, allowed herbicide to be saved by 66%
The aim of this work was to develop a technology for the precise application of herbicides in field onion cultivation using the row-strip method, the main pillars of which are: an automatic steering system of a farm tractor and a designed sprayer with an innovative multifaceted adjustment of the spraying unit equipped with a herbicide shield
The developed technology allows a reduction in herbicide consumption in onion cultivation by 26% compared to conventional technology, which is of great importance in the aspect of introducing chemical substances into the environment and their accumulation in crops
Summary
Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. The need to reduce the harmful compounds in agricultural products forces a reduction in the amount of pesticides used in field cultivation [1,2]. A solution to this problem may be strip spraying technology and the precise application of working liquid, which, as many researchers claim, allows for savings in the amount of chemical compounds used [3,4]. Main et al [5], in carrot cultivation, showed that the strip spraying of rows 30 cm wide, with the addition of weeding by other methods, allowed herbicide to be saved by 66%
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